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Item Digitalisation for a just social compact : global south lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic(2023-11) Gillwald, Alison; Govan-Vassen, Naila; Banya, Roland; Galpaya, Helani; Barrantes, RoxanaThe purpose of this policy paper is to identify the points of policy intervention to identify or create those conditions that contribute to post-pandemic economic reconstruction and future pandemic resilience. It draws on three phases of research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, focusing initially on South Africa, Nigeria, (Africa), Sri Lanka and India (Asia) and Peru and Colombia (Latin America), with later rounds incorporating findings gathered in other countries in the three regions. The first and second phases of the research set out to understand the status and potential role of digitalization and datafication in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic.Item Samurdhi banks should not have monopoly on distributing welfare benefits(2022-10) Hurulle, GayaniThis brief article discusses the disbursement mechanism and the distribution of welfare benefits by Samurdhi banks. It emphasizes the need to not become over-reliant on Samurdhi banks, whose systemic flaws such as politicization have been well-documented, and the need to focus on making the process more transparent.Item Building through the backlash : reclaiming civic space for the most marginalised(2024-01) Funders Initiative for Civil Society (FICS)This research investigates the identity-based attacks on civil society. It is split into four sections. It begins by surveying existing literature on civic space to provide a theoretical foundation for the data presented later in the report. It then draws on analysis from expert interview conducted in October and November 2023. In this empirical section, we investigate identity-based attacks, how they influence civic organising, and ways to push back. In the third section of this report, we evaluate our research findings against the causal framework underpinning this research. Fourthly, and finally, we provide recommendations for IDRC to expand their work in this area. We begin this report by proposing some definitions to ensure clarity over key concepts discussed in this paper.Item Modèle d’intervention liberté et respect mis en œuvre dans la région du Haut Sassandra en 2022(2023) Blibolo, Auguste DidierItem Stories of change : Covid-19 responses for equity (CORE)(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-12-13) Ahmed, Saira; Ahmed, Vaqar; Alain, Marjorie; Gatellier, Karine; Georgalakis, James; PANOS PICTURESThis publication celebrates CORE’s research and highlights Stories of Change from seven of the CORE projects that successfully influenced policy, practice, and understanding of the Covid-19 crisis. Collectively, these individual case studies provide a narrative about the nature of the research impact in emergencies and the implications for the design and delivery of future rapid response research initiatives. These stories demonstrate unequivocally the value of locally led research responses to emergencies with the right international flow of resources and support.Item Insights for influence : understanding impact pathways in crisis response(CORE Knowledge Translation Programme, 2023-11) Clark, Louise; Carpenter, Jo; Taylor, JoeImpact pathways describe the causal linkages in a development project’s process of moving from activities to outputs to outcomes and impact. These often describe how a project intends to influence different stakeholders’ thinking and behaviour to deliver project outcomes and impacts. This report is the result of a Learning Journey delivered by the CORE KT team to provide a light-touch accompaniment to CORE project partners to reconstruct their impact pathways, reflecting on the different types of outcomes achieved and the causal linkages between them.Item Mobilisation des acteurs non étatiques pour faire face à la crise de gouvernance en Haïti(2023-11) l’Institut d’études internationales de Montréal (IEIM)Item Does work experience teach non-violent dispute resolution? : evidence from a job training program in Benin(2020-05) Wantchekon, Leonard; Heffernan, IanWe estimate the effect of a national job training program for high school graduates in Benin on beliefs about the appropriateness and effectiveness of using violence to settle disputes. We find that the program caused a reduction in the belief that violence is acceptable. For males also we find a decrease in the belief that intimate partner violence is acceptable and an increase in the belief that non-violent dispute resolution techniques are effective. We also examine whether the treatment effect varies with respect to the level of violent crime within the participant’s community. We find that the treatment effect for beliefs regarding non-violent strategies and intimate partner violence was larger for males living in areas with a higher violent assault rate. Finally, we provide some evidence that those results cannot be explained by changes in economic variables.Item Does work experience teach non-violent dispute resolution? : evidence from a job training program in Benin(2020-05) African School of EconomicsWe estimate the effect of a national job training program for high school graduates in Benin on beliefs about the appropriateness and effectiveness of using violence to settle disputes. We find that the program caused a reduction in the belief that violence is acceptable. For males also we find a decrease in the belief that intimate partner violence is acceptable and an increase in the belief that non-violent dispute resolution techniques are effective. We also examine whether the treatment effect varies with respect to the level of violent crime within the participant’s community. We find that the treatment effect for beliefs regarding non-violent strategies and intimate partner violence was larger for males living in areas with a higher violent assault rate. Finally, we provide some evidence that those results cannot be explained by changes in economic variables.Item Benin's digital revolution : how has COVID-19 accelerated the process?(2023) Aissan, Noé; Yehouenou, Pyrrus; Bouraima, Taoufic MouhamaThe COVID-19 pandemic has turned societies around the world upside down and mutated numerous sectors such as the economy, health, education, transport, etc. This blog analyzes the effect of COVID-19 on digital acceleration in Benin, specifically in terms of connectivity (Internet), education, and access to public services.Item Socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on African economies, social cohesion, and governance : evidence from Benin, Burkina Faso, and South Africa(2022-09) African School of Economics (ASE)In this report, we outline the findings from a survey of the Beninese population on the effects of COVID-19 on social cohesion, household economic situation, and perceptions regarding the government's response to the pandemic. Greater detail on the points made in this executive summary can be found in the body of the report.Item COVID-19 et nouveau paradigme dans le secteur du transport au Bénin(2023) Eyebiyi, Ségolène; Nana, Mohamed; Fossou, MichaëlItem COVID-19 and the new paradigm in the transport sector in Benin(2023) Eyebiyi, Ségolène; Nana, Mohamed; Fossou, MichaëlThis blog explores the remarkable changes witnessed in Benin's transport sector following the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the emergence of new transformative actions and behaviors that have reshaped the country's transportation landscape.Item Révolution numérique au Bénin : comment la COVID-19 a-t-elle accéléré le processus?(2023) Aissan, Noé; Yehouenou, Pyrrus; Bouraima, Taoufic MouhamaItem Who was most economically affected by COVID-19 in Benin and how?(2023-02) Heffernan, Ian; Eyebiyi, Erwin-SegoleneThis policy brief focuses on the economic impact of COVID-19 by attempting to answer the following question: Who was most economically affected by the pandemic and how? While answering this question we derive policy recommendation for future negative income shocks.Item Qui a été le plus touché économiquement par le COVID-19 au Bénin et comment?(2023-02) Heffernan, Ian; Eyebiyi, Erwin-SegoleneItem Localization and mobilization of knowledge production - a special journal issue(Oxford Department of International Development, 2023) Philip, AliceThis issue of FMR (Forced Migration Review) aimed to explore the barriers to localisation of knowledge production and mobilisation not only through its content but also through the publishing process itself. We committed to continue to lower any barriers which researchers and practitioners may face in being published in FMR, with a strong focus on those from the Global south, people with lived experience of forced migration and other under-represented groups.